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\nPersonal Protective Equipment<\/p>\n
\nPersonal Protective Equipment<\/p>\n
A source sends us a two-fer of criminals looking to profit from the theft of sorely needed PPE that helps our medical folks and first responders stay a bit safer from the virus. If there isn’t a special place for these people, there should be.<\/p>\n
By Stephen Sorace<\/strong><\/p>\n A hospital housekeeping employee in Arizona was arrested and subsequently fired after police say he admitted to stealing personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies amid the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n Keith Brown, 49, was arrested at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott after hospital officials reported a suspected theft, police Lt. Jon Brambila said.<\/p>\n Officers found $1,700 worth of gear and supplies inside Brown’s car and home, including gloves, hand sanitizer, surgical scrubs, washcloths, paper towels, masks, bleach cleaner, toilet paper and an automatic hand sanitizer, Brambila said.<\/p>\n Many of the items have been in short supply during the COVID-19 outbreak as health workers race to treat a surging number of patients.<\/p>\n Police were working to return the stolen equipment and supplies to the hospital, the department said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Fox News Link<\/a><\/p>\n By: Travis Fedschun<\/p>\n The public safety director at the New Orleans convention center that is being transformed into a makeshift hospital for coronavirus patients was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing dozens of masks meant for medical workers, according to officials.<\/p>\n The Louisiana State Police said Vernon Giscombe, 58, was arrested Friday after an officer with the state Department of Public Safety noticed a woman carrying boxes to a car outside the Morial Convention Center.<\/p>\n After growing suspicious, the officer and two LSP troopers stopped the vehicle and discovered two boxes of N95 masks inside. The masks are a vital piece of safety gear that many health care professionals have lacked due to supply shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n Giscombe — who was driving the car — confessed that he took two other boxes of masks earlier in the day, the LSP told FOX8.<\/p>\n He was arrested on suspicion of theft and malfeasance in office, according to FOX8. A spokesperson for state police told the television station that the woman, who has not yet been identified, also worked for the convention center.\u201d<\/p>\n Court records obtained by The Times-Picayune\/The New Orleans Advocate, which first reported the arrest, said each box contained 20 masks..<\/p>\n The paper reported Giscombe gave troopers permission to search his home, where they found the two additional boxes.<\/p>\n According to his LinkedIn page, Giscombe is listed as assistant director of public safety for the convention center and has been employed there since March 2013.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Fox News Link<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Orleans convention center official arrested after masks stolen from makeshift coronavirus hospital, police say<\/h3>\n